Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Departmental Data
890. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of requests to her Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of... - Departmental Schemes
891. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to extend the ARP scheme to allow householders to accommodate migrants from countries other than... - Departmental Policies
892. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to consider putting forward a proposal to introduce paid miscarriage leave as a specific payment, for a... - Departmental Schemes
893. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the continuation of the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) for Ukrainian refugees (details... - After-School Support Services
894. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people in receipt of the after school childcare scheme in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023... - Departmental Funding
896. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the midlands is one of only two regions of the country which still has not been funded for a... - Disability Services
897. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive permanent respite; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Psychological Assessments
898. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Health Service Executive
899. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions she will take to remedy the situation for section 39 workers in Mallow, County Cork (details... - Childcare Services
900. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare places currently available in Louth. [2229/25] - Disability Services
905. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the care plan, including transport, being put in place for a person (details supplied)... - International Protection
906. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of properties in County Monaghan being used for the purpose of State-supported accommodation... - Youth Services
909. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if equipment funding is available for youth clubs to apply for; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Mother and Baby Homes
910. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether she will consider a sensitive excavation of the suspected burial grounds at Sean Ross Abbey; whether... - Disabilities Assessments
912. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for a child to receive an assessment of need in the period after they have received an... - Disability Services
914. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for a child to receive a therapy or other support appointment in the period after they... - Disabilities Assessments
916. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an appointment will be made for a child (details supplied) for an autism assessment; and if she will make a... - Disability Services
917. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a place in an ASD class will be facilitated for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Child and Family Agency
918. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details... - Childcare Services
919. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when parents can expect the €200 cap on childcare fees to be in place. [2413/25] - International Protection
920. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in IPAS accommodation centres, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a... - Childcare Services
923. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Child Care Act 2024, childminders are not permitted... - Disability Services
924. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being made to recruit staff and reduce waiting lists for the children’s disability network... - Disabilities Assessments
926. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department can provide an update on an assessment of need for a child (details supplied). [2495/25] - Disability Services
927. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a respite care facility (details supplied) has closed; when the facility will reopen; and if she will... - Childcare Services
929. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the national childcare scheme policies which are restricting after school... - Departmental Funding
930. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide funding for a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
931. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current staffing levels within Longford CDNT within each discipline; and if she will make a statement on the... - Primary Care Centres
932. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and... - Disability Services
933. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Longford CDNT; and if she will make a statement on... - Primary Care Centres
935. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work her Department has undertaken to recruit medical professionals for the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary... - Disability Services
936. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial speech and language appointment through the Phoenix... - Disabilities Assessments
944. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their assessment of needs in Longford; and if she will make a statement on the... - Disability Services
948. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to Longford to improve the service delivery for children with disabilities;... - Youth Work Supports
950. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether she agrees that multi-annual funding should be introduced for the youth work sector in order to enable... - Emergency Accommodation
958. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider a temporary pause on the decision to move the beneficiaries of temporary protection... - Childcare Services
960. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which she intends lower the cost of childcare to €200 a month over the lifetime of this... - Asylum Seekers
962. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection and residents in... - Disability Services
965. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the home support and respite hours being allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when these... - Assisted Human Reproduction
966. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on her Department's work to draft policy around the provision of leave for parents of children... - International Protection
967. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the accommodation recognition payment... - Ministerial Responsibilities
969. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the Ministerial brief she received following the recent formation of the Government. [2754/25] - Statutory Leave Entitlements
970. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24... - Departmental Strategies
971. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the development of the next national strategy for women and girls; the timeline she is working... - Departmental Legal Cases
972. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal actions taken against her Department due to a child not receiving an assessment of need... - Disability Services
974. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of permanent residency spaces currently available for persons with disabilities in Cork and Kerry;... - Early Childhood Care and Education
975. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the options for the parent of a child who has been unable to secure an ECCE placement (details... - Disability Services
976. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the staff numbers and grade in each CDNT within Clare, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - International Protection
977. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment beyond the current end date of 31 March 2025;... - Disability Services
978. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the current wait lists for assessments of needs for each local health area, including the... - Children in Care
981. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address the issue where vulnerable children are left at risk as the courts are... - Child Protection
983. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to address systemic child protection issues, as outlined by the courts, in particular the... - International Protection
984. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to ensure that international protection applicants who avail of temporary accommodation as part of... - Childcare Services
985. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to address the lack of childcare facilities in Youghal, County Cork; her plans to build and or... - Ministerial Staff
986. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to her, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or... - Disability Services
987. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the speech and language therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [3126/25] - Departmental Schemes
988. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the special schools pilot providing delivery of in-school therapy supports to children in... - International Protection
989. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarity on the accommodation recognition payment available to those providing accommodation to people who... - Departmental Contracts
990. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service... - Departmental Staff
991. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and/or service officers; if... - Departmental Expenditure
992. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and... - Ministerial Staff
993. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to list the composition of her private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant... - Disability Services
994. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of respite hours for children provided to families in CHO6 in each of the past six months, in... - Heritage Sites
996. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the findings of the chief archaeologist in reviewing the survey of land adjacent to the known burial ground in... - Planning Issues
997. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the use of a private residential dwelling home as a residential care home for children in the care of the... - Disability Services
998. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by CHO, age category and... - Childcare Services
1002. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that will be taken to replace a cut in service hours in a childcare facility (details supplied)... - Disability Services
1007. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children’s disability networks teams, by... - Early Childhood Care and Education
1010. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her Department’s policy on the charging of non-refundable registration fees by early learning... - Childcare Services
1011. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take the stop the closure of the afternoon session of an organisation (details supplied), a... - Disability Services
1012. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the improvements that are being made to disability services, including personal assistant hours and respite... - Disabilities Assessments
1013. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way delays in disability assessments for children are being addressed; and if she will make a statement on... - Immigration Support Services
1014. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if structured planning in relation to immigration will be improved, including investment in infrastructure to... - Departmental Staff
1015. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department is taking to encourage civil servants in her Department to take or avail of special...
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